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Chapter 398: Chapter 209: Martial Arts Hall, Children’s Marriage, and Gifted Treasures (Part 3)

Is my mother seeking to inquire critically, letting Jade Lotus know to back off, or is she granting my own marital fate?

Usually composed, Brother Fan found himself unsettled as he faced the matter of his lifelong commitment, hesitating for a moment before he decided to head towards the Back Mountain Water Curtain Cave.

...

Back Mountain Water Curtain Cave.

When Liuu Meizhen arrived, Fairy Lady Cai and Gan Shenglin were applying Spirit Rain on the Tier Two Middle-Grade Cloud Rain Trees that had been newly planted yesterday.

In the small building behind them.

Jade Lotus was accompanying Fairy Lady Cai’s younger son, playing.

It was Liuu Meizhen’s first time stepping into the Water Curtain Cave.

Fairy Lady Cai felt a jolt, and after greeting Liuu Meizhen with a salute, she hurriedly turned to Jade Lotus and said, ”Jade Lotus, your brother needs breakfast, please take him back to the room first.”

Saying this, she led Liuu Meizhen into the Reception Hall of the small building.

Liuu Meizhen watched Jade Lotus expertly carry the child into the small kitchen, her brows slightly furrowing, clearly indicating that Fairy Lady Cai often commanded her for such tasks.

After entering the Reception Hall.

Fairy Lady Cai did not sit down, standing there as though she were a prisoner on trial.

Liuu Meizhen pointed to a chair beside her and said:

”Master Cai, there’s no need to be so tense, sit down.”

”Yes, Lady of the House.”

Despite her words.

Fairy Lady Cai barely sat on half the chair.

After all, Liuu Meizhen was not only the Lady of the Fu Family, but also a reputable Foundation Establishment Cultivator.

Liuu Meizhen raised her hand to receive the teacup Gan Shenglin handed over, took a sip, and only after Gan Shenglin had withdrawn, did she perform a Sound Insulation Technique and start speaking:

”Let’s not beat around the bush, Master Cai, I assume you’re aware of Jade Lotus and Brother Fan’s situation, I mentioned it to the Patriarch yesterday.”

Upon hearing this, Fairy Lady Cai immediately stood tense.

She stared at Liuu Meizhen with hopeful yet slightly nervous eyes.

Liuu Meizhen didn’t prolong the suspense.

She laid it out plainly:

”You know the Patriarch’s temperament, whether in action or employing people, he never fusses over trifles. I brought it up casually, and he asked me to come to propose the marriage.”

The Patriarch agreed!

Fairy Lady Cai was so excited she was about to rise to salute.

Not because she felt elated about an alliance with the Fu Family, but because her daughter could finally marry someone she loves.

However.

Just as she stood.

She heard Liuu Meizhen change her tone:

”However.”

”You and I are both mothers, Master Cai, and you surely understand, given Brother Fan’s identity as the Eldest Son of a Ninth-Grade Family Head, he could marry someone even from the Eighth-Grade Nobility. But since the two love each other, I can’t be the one to obstruct their union.”

”I can agree to Jade Lotus joining the family.”

”But I have one condition, should you agree, I will immediately facilitate a grand wedding for Brother Fan and Jade Lotus.”

”Lady of the House, whatever the condition, as long as it doesn’t affect Jade Lotus’s happiness, I agree.”

Fairy Lady Cai responded without hesitation.

.....

Brother Fan arrived at the Back Mountain Water Curtain Cave upon hearing the news.

Gan Shenglin saw him and quickly pointed to the Reception Hall, whispering:

”Your mother and Auntie Cai are in there talking.”

Brother Fan nodded slightly, his gaze sweeping around. He spotted Jade Lotus holding her brother in the small kitchen; their eyes met, evidently excited, but soon they looked away.

Brother Fan contemplated.

He whispered to Gan Shenglin:

”Uncle Gan, please don’t mention to my mother that I was here.”

If his mother knew he was so impatient, she might get a bad impression of Jade Lotus; once the situation was upon him, he realized he was far from composed.

After exiting the Water Curtain Cave.

A considerable time passed.

The Array Light Curtain of the Reception Hall finally opened.

Fairy Lady Cai, smiling, respectfully saw Liuu Meizhen out of the Reception Hall. Liuu Meizhen stopped and beckoned to Jade Lotus, who was still in the small kitchen:

”Jade Lotus, come here.”

Jade Lotus carrying her brother walked over with slight apprehension, and after saluting, Liuu Meizhen smiled and slipped a white jade bracelet onto her wrist:

”Though this bracelet isn’t a High-Tier Spiritual Artifact, it was passed down to me from my mother, and now I hand it over to you to keep.”

”Lady of the House, this gift is too....”

The gift contained so much meaning.

Jade Lotus wanted to take it off.

But Fairy Lady Cai stopped her, smiling warmly:

”One should not refuse a gift from an elder; the Lady of the House offered it, so keep it.”

Evidently.

This marriage was settled.

After sending them out of the courtyard.

Gan Shenglin couldn’t help but say: ”See, I said grandsons have their own fortune, look, Jade Lotus and the young master’s marriage worked out.”

”Indeed, thanks to your auspicious words.”

Fairy Lady Cai chuckled.

Though deep in her eyes, there remained a trace of melancholy.

...

Leaving the territory.

On the way to Liangyun Mountain.

Seated on the back of the Cyan Python, Fu Changsheng suddenly heard a familiar mechanical voice in his mind:

”Ding”

”Your Eldest Son has engaged with Jade Lotus, earning you a remarkably gifted daughter-in-law, and receiving three hundred Contribution Points.”

Immediately.

The clan contribution values on the panel updated to five thousand three hundred.

Fu Changsheng paused:

”Even my son marrying rewards me?”

It was utterly unexpected.

With this.

He wished that his other children would quickly marry, so he could gain more Contribution Points without effort:

”What unique physique does Jade Lotus possess?”

Unknowingly, they arrived at Liangyun Mountain.

Liangyun Mountain was devoid of Spiritual Qi; the entire mountain was a heap of sharp stones, with a scattering of soil occasionally giving rise to tenacious plants.

From afar, it appeared simply a mountain of stones.

No one would suspect that within lay rich Spirit Stone Veins.

Grandmaster Yu and Yaoyao were responsible for surveying terrain and planning the array setup.

Fu Yongyi commented:

”Patriarch, while there’s time, shall I take you down to survey? I can accurately estimate the yield...”

”Mm.”

Fu Changsheng nodded slightly, flipping his right hand, a box emerged and drifted towards Fu Yongyi: ”Take this treasure, Yongyi; it will make future Spirit Vein explorations more convenient.”